JOE'S TRANSPORT
Legal: JOSE LUIS CORTEZ
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
1
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi20 drivers
- Company officer
- JOSE LUIS CORTEZ
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2008-03-26
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-05-04
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 17 trucks · 10 owned tractors · 10 owned trailers · 7 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Activity history
36 events- 05/04/2026MCS-150 update filed
1.6M mi reported (2025)
- 04/01/2026Insurance filed — Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy DC920002161-00
- 04/01/2026Insurance cancelled — OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AWT-00000140-01
- 03/05/2026CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/27/2026)
- 10/29/2025Insurance name changed — OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AWT-00000140-01
- 09/26/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2025)
- 04/01/2025Insurance cancelled — OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AWT-00000140-00
- 03/05/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2025)
- 03/29/2024Insurance cancelled — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy IPGAL-0000532-02
- 03/28/2024Insurance replaced — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy IPGAL-0000532-02
- 03/04/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2024)
- 03/28/2023Insurance cancelled — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy IPGAL-0000532-01
- 03/01/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/24/2023)
- 03/28/2022Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2178-03
- 03/01/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/17/2022)
- 03/28/2021Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2178-02
- 03/01/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/26/2021)
- 03/28/2020Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2178
- 03/02/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/26/2020)
- 07/23/2019Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2178
- 06/19/2019Insurance replaced — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2178
- 03/28/2019Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
BIPD/Primary · policy PMT3001751-01
- 03/01/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/27/2019)
- 03/28/2018Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 610030001
- 03/28/2017Insurance replaced — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
BIPD/Primary · policy AUS4000055
- 03/28/2016Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PK2015MCA00958
- 03/01/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/15/2016)
- 03/28/2015Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN141675
- 03/28/2014Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0009983
- 03/28/2013Insurance replaced — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTI0000703
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-05-04
- Reported mileage
- 1,600,142 mi (2025)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — JOSE CORTEZ, MISSION, TX
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